Łańcut
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Postal code | 37–100 |
Car plates | RLA |
Website | www |
Łańcut (Polish:
History
Archeological investigations carried out in the region of Łańcut confirm the existence of human settlements from about 4000 years B.C.[2]
The first owner of the town was Otton (z Pilczy) Pilecki, who was given the Łańcut estate by the Polish king, Casimir III the Great, in 1349, as a reward for his service. At the same time, the king also granted Łańcut its city rights according to Magdeburg law.[2] In 1381 Łańcut was officially named a ‘town’ for the first time, by Otton Pilecki, in the foundation charter of the town. Łańcut remained under the ownership of the Pilecki family up to 1586.[2]
The city was then owned consecutively by aristocratic Polish families of Stadnicki,
The castle is situated in the centre of the town and constructed in the style of a grand aristocratic palace-residence. It was last owned until 1944 by the
In 1772, after the
At the end of the 18th century,
Jews began to settle in Łańcut in the 16th century: the earliest mention of a settler is 1554. The landowner Stanisław Lubomirski employed a Jewish factor for his Łańcut estate in 1629. in 1707 the Council of Four Lands (the Polish Jewish parliament). met in Łańcut. A wooden synagogue burnt down in 1716 and new brick synagogue was commenced in 1726. The project was supported by the Lubomirski family and the synagogue, which still stands, was completed in 1761 (see below).[9] Local Jewish cemeteries are the resting place of the famous Rabbi Zvi Naftali Horowitz, the Grand Rabbi of Ropczyce and Rabbi Ahron Moshe Leifer, the Grand Rabbi of Żołynia.[10] Every year, followers of the Hasidic Judaism come to pray at their graves.
Within
During the German
The last owner of Łańcut, Alfred Antoni Potocki, (14 June 1886 – 30 March 1958), was one of the richest men in prewar Poland, accumulating a fantastic collection of art during his tenancy.[18][19][20] Shortly before the arrival of the Red Army in 1944, he loaded 11 railway carriages of a specially chartered train to Vienna, with his most valuable possessions (about 700 boxes of movable property) and fled to Liechtenstein. Most of these valuables were gradually sold off to finance a lavish lifestyle.[20]
The Music Festival in Łańcut has been an annual event since 1961. The Festival is a series of modern and classical music concerts performed by distinguished European soloists, ensembles and choirs.
Main sights
- The Łańcut Castle, also called the Lubomirski and Potocki Palace. It was built in 1628–1641 by Stanisław Lubomirski, rebuilt in 1894–1903 in the style of French Neo-baroque. In the castle grounds there is a park with the little romantic castle, a coachhouse with a collection of carriages, a guest-house in the English style and other structures.[21] The castle complex is a Historic Monument of Poland.[22]
- The Łańcut Synagogue, completed in 1761. German invaders in 1939 attempted to burn the synagogue down, but were prevented by Count Alfred Antoni Potocki.[23] Although plain on the exterior, the interior walls and ceiling are decorated with restorations of paintings and stuccowork from the 18th century and polychromies from the 19th – 20th centuries.[21]
- The architectural complex of the ancient Church and the Dominican monastery (Rynek) rebuilt repeatedly, the oldest phase of the construction going back to the 15th century.[21]
- The Parish Church of Saint Stanislaus (Farna Street) going back to the 15th century. Rebuilt in 1884–1900.[21]
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Castle interior
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Orangery
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Statue ofBacchusin the castle park
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Synagogue
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Old Dominican monastery and church
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Parish Church
Transport
Łańcut is located on the main West-East European E40 Highway, which goes from Calais in France via Belgium, across Germany, Poland, Ukraine and on to Russia and Kazakhstan. Other Polish cities located by the E40 highway are Wrocław, Opole, Katowice, Kraków, Tarnów, Rzeszów and Przemyśl.
The nearest airport is
Łańcut has a railway station, located at Kolejowa Street 1. It is on the main line, Kraków Main station — Medyka. The line then continues on to Ukraine.
The bus station is located at the crossroads of Kościuszko Street and Sikorski Street.
Sports
The most notable sports club is
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Łańcut is
See also
- Walddeutsche
- Łańcut (vodka) is a brand of vodka.
References
Notes
- ^ "Population. Size and structure by territorial division" (PDF). Central Statistical Office. February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Łańcut Official Website". © 2008 Urząd Miejski w Łańcucie, Plac Sobieskiego 18, 37–100 Łańcut. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ Danuta Szmit-Zawierucha (July 2003). "Tylman van Gameren of Warsaw". Articles. Warsaw Voice.pl. Retrieved November 30, 2012. (in English)
- ISBN 83-89011-40-9
- ^ a b Stanisław M. Brzozowski. "Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz". Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny (in Polish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Jurzak, Ryszard. "Genealogia dynastyczna". grocholski.pl.
- ^ Minakowski, Marek Jerzy. "Alfred Potocki z Podhajec h. Pilawa (Srebrna)". sejm-wielki.pl.
- ISBN 83-89642-70-0
- ^ Cicohny (2010), pp. 8-9.
- ^ Mańko, Sławomir. "Ropczyce: The Chassidic Route", page 11. © Polish Jews Heritage 2008.
- ^ a b Joanna Kluz. "70 rocznica obrony Łańcuta - Wrzesień 1939 r." Oficjalna strona Urzędu Miasta Łańcuta (in Polish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 58–59.
- ^ a b Wardzyńska, p. 257
- ^ Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz (2011). Odwet i Jędrusie (in Polish). Zagnańsk. p. 21.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Cichocki (2010), pp. 15-16.
- ^ Rejestr faktów represji na obywatelach polskich za pomoc ludności żydowskiej w okresie II wojny światowej (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. 2014. pp. 329, 360, 405.
- ^ a b Alfred Kyc. "67. rocznica zamordowania Ulmów i ukrywanych przez nich Żydów". Nauka w Polsce (in Polish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Chmura, Barbara (2009). NR49 (PDF) (in Polish). Rzeszów: Nasz Dom Rzeszów.
- ISBN 83-222-0119-2.
- ^ a b Tamże, s. 264–274.
- ^ a b c d "Łańcut Official Website – Information". © 2008 Urząd Miejski w Łańcucie, Plac Sobieskiego 18, 37–100 Łańcut. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 25 sierpnia 2005 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Łańcut - zespół zamkowo-parkowy", Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 167, poz. 1402
- ^ Cichocki (2010), p. 15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Łańcut Official Website – Foreign contacts". © 2008 Urząd Miejski w Łańcucie, Plac Sobieskiego 18, 37–100 Łańcut. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
Bibliography
- Cicochny, Macin et al. (2010). Łańcut: The Hasidic route. Warsaw: FODZ. ISBN 9788361306092
- "Central Statistical Office(GUS) – TERYT(National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- "Łańcut Official Website". © 2008 Urząd Miejski w Łańcucie, Plac Sobieskiego 18, 37–100 Łańcut. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 27 s. 760
- Stanisław Mossakowski, Tilman van Gameren: Leben und Werk, ISBN 3-422-06097-9